Apr 12, 2013: Illinois Fighting Illini quarterback Reilly O'Toole (4) prepares to take a snap during the first half of the spring football game at Memorial Stadium.

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CHICAGO, ILL. - Changes in the Big Ten Conference's approach to football scheduling will lead to some intriguing matchups.

Like, perhaps, Iowa State and Illinois.

"That would be someone who would make a lot of sense for us," Illini athletic director Mike Thomas said Tuesday during the Big Ten's spring meetings, "but we're just kind of starting that process." ...